Dongling Rui, Dongling Heng, and Dongling Qing hurriedly responded that they dared not, and after kowtowing again, they stood up to await Jiang Liu's question.
"How are your preparations going?" Jiang Liu asked.
Dongling Rui hurriedly replied respectfully, "My lord, we had already sent people to purchase ships before we came here. Now we are just waiting to load the food onto the ships so we can set off."
Jiang Liu nodded, then took out the nautical chart he had prepared earlier from his pocket, handed it to Dongling Rui, and said, "Once you are ready, set off immediately."
Dongling Rui took the nautical chart with both hands and asked doubtfully, "Isn't the master coming with us to board the ship? Then..."
"No need, I have my own way. In fact, I'll be faster than you. I'll contact you when the time comes," Jiang Liu said calmly.
Dongling Rui suddenly remembered the giant Sea Turtle he had seen before.
It seems Jiang Liu is preparing to ride Sea Turtle out to sea.
"Yes, sir. We will depart immediately once we are ready," Dongling Rui said, bowing.
Jiang Liu nodded, then, with Gongsun Haoyue in tow, his figure flashed and he walked out of the woods.
Watching Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue leave, Dongling Rui secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and glared at Dongling Qing.
It turns out that testing Jiang Liu earlier was Dongling Qing's idea.
Fortunately, they are still useful to Jiang Liu; otherwise, they would probably be three corpses by now.
Unfortunately, his glare was futile and completely ineffective.
At that moment, Dongling Qing was looking at Gongsun Haoyue's back with envy, completely unaware of Dongling Rui's dissatisfaction.
After leaving the woods, Jiang Liu saw that a large crowd had gathered around the Sea Turtle.
However, no one dared to approach.
Because all these martial artists knew that this was Jiang Liu's mount, and it was a Beast Emperor at that.
Jiang Liu quickly used the Divine Sea to command the Sea Turtle to enter the sea, and the Fire-Winged Monkey went along with it.
Jiang Liu planned to stroll around Pinghai City with Gongsun Haoyue and buy some necessities before setting off.
Meanwhile, they had to wait for further news from Xingyue.
The two concealed their presence and strolled through the streets of Pinghai City.
This time, Gongsun Haoyue indulged in a shopping spree, buying whatever she liked and having it all delivered to the City Lord's Mansion.
Seeing Gongsun Haoyue showing a rare girlish side, Jiang Liu let her be and let her be happy.
The two of them walked around until they were tired, then went to a restaurant, had dinner, and finally returned to the City Lord's Mansion in Pinghai City.
When Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue returned to the City Lord's Mansion, they were also a little overwhelmed by the sight of the pile of things in the hall.
When I bought it, I didn't realize it was a lot.
Only after putting them all together did I realize how much it really was.
Jiang Liu finally understood why women, when they go crazy, really have a desire to buy everything.
Fortunately, no matter how many you buy, they can all fit on the Sea Turtle's back.
As for those who don't want to take them out to sea, they can have someone send them to Murong Yin and Feng Yue.
Then, Gongsun Haoyue began to tidy up her things, while Jiang Liu sat cross-legged to rest.
Just before midnight, Xingyue's message finally arrived.
According to the message from Xingyue, those assassins were preparing to set sail yesterday.
Jiang Liu then took out a nautical chart of the nearby sea area and began to examine it.
If they were preparing to set sail yesterday, the fastest they could set sail would be today.
They Sea Gazing City, and would inevitably have to pass through the Sea Gazing Strait.
If I send the Sea Turtle there now, I'm sure I can catch up with them and then block them in the Sea Gazing Strait.
With that in mind, Jiang Liu immediately stopped resting and prepared to set off that very night.
Immediately, Jiang Liu stood up, waved his hand, and two energy binding ropes appeared, lifting everything up.
Then, grabbing Gongsun Haoyue with one hand, he leaped into the air.
As they passed through the main gate, they telepathically informed the guards of their city lord.
Completely bewildered, Gongsun Haoyue was pulled into the air by Jiang Liu, only then realizing that Jiang Liu was preparing to depart overnight.
However, she didn't ask any further questions, knowing that it must be related to the message Xingyue sent.
She was tidying up her things and didn't see the message Xingyue sent.
Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue arrived at the seaside, where Sea Turtle and Fire-Winged Monkey were already waiting.
On the way here, Jiang Liu had already summoned the Fire-Winged Monkey and the Sea Turtle through the Divine Sea.
Once the two were on the Sea Turtle's back, Jiang Liu used the Divine Sea to give the Sea Turtle instructions, telling it to head towards the Sea Gazing Strait.
If Jiang Liu and his group had set off directly from Pinghai City to Seven Stars Island, they wouldn't have needed to cross the Sea Gazing Strait.
To intercept those assassins, we must get there first.
Since these assassins are trying to escape, it's clearly no longer possible to lure out their informants on the mainland.
Perhaps they received some new instructions, which is why they were in such a hurry to set sail.
Therefore, Jiang Liu simply decided to intercept them directly and then interrogate them.
Although this would give them a chance that their headquarters would find out and reveal that they had discovered their information.
However, the chances of an accident are definitely greater on the vast ocean than on land.
Moreover, it's the kind that leaves no trace whatsoever.
Therefore, it's not necessarily the case that you'll expose yourself.
Upon receiving Jiang Liu's command, the Sea Turtle immediately utilized its speed advantage in the ocean.
Gongsun Haoyue, who was packing her things, was caught off guard and jolted by the rapid start of the Sea Turtle.
Then she saw that the Sea Turtle was much faster in the ocean than on land.
This gave her a new understanding of the Sea Turtle's strength.
On the second day, as dawn broke, Jiang Liu could already see the Sea Gazing Strait in the distance.
The Sea Gazing Strait is the only way for Sea Gazing City to go out to sea. After leaving here, if you keep going southeast, you will enter the outpost area of Seven Stars Island.
The last time I passed through here, the Jiang Liu never stopped flowing.
The Sea Turtle led Jiang Liu to the front of the strait, then its body began to take off, flying directly to the mountain peak on one side of the strait, where it concealed its massive body in the jungle.
Jiang Liu and Gongsun Haoyue sat quietly on the back of the Sea Turtle, waiting for the ship carrying the assassins to pass by.
The Fire-Winged Monkey, meanwhile, was carrying a long stick and went off to find food for itself and the Sea Turtle.
Fire-Winged Monkey are now quite adept at this job.
Moreover, it has already started learning how to grill meat.
The two men and two beasts waited until late at night before Jiang Liu finally sensed a ship approaching from afar.